Settee or chair



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEO. F. BUGKLEY, OF WEST BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SETTEE OR CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,665, dated November 20, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEO. F. BUCKLEY, of West Barnstable, in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Settees and Chairs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a view of my improved settee. F ig. 2, an end elevation of the same folded up. Fig. 3, a section through the same partially folded up showing the manner in which the parts are constructed and put together.

Settees are often required for public halls and other places which may be folded up when not in use so as to occupy but little space and be easily transported or moved when necessary and my invention has for its object to supply this want.

In the accompanying drawings A, is the seat of the settee to the front of which are hinged at b, one set of legs O, four in number, one of which only is seen in each of the figures, to the center or thereabouts of these legs O, are pivoted at e the other set of legs D.

To the upper rear end of the legs D, is pivoted the back F, by means of a strap hinge g of such a shape as seen in the drawings to enable the back to be folded down upon the seat as in Fig. 2, or elevated into position as in Fig. l.

The arms H are secured to the seat A, by hinges i by means of which they may be folded down upon it as seen in Fig. 2.

In Fig. l, one of the arms is seen unhoked from its position and partially inclined toward the seat. When required for use, short spurs or bolts m on the upper end of the legs D, are placed in corresponding holes Z in the rear edge of the seat and the posts I, of the back are caused to enter mortises in the seat, the hinged buttons p, are then turned down as seen at the left hand in Fig. l, the arms are elevated and secured to the end posts I, by a hook or other suitable fastening at n, and the settee is ready for use. At the right hand end of Fig. l, the button p, is represented as unfastened and the arm H, as partially folded down toward the seat.

In lieu of hinging the back t0 the legs as represented in the drawings, itmay be hinged to short posts risin@ from the rear edge of the seat, the legs tbeing otherwise constructed and hinged as represented in the drawings.

It is obvious that any other suitable fastenings may be employed in place of the buttons 29, and hooks n without altering the spirit of my invention.

Chairs or single seats may be constructed upon the same principle the arms being used or dispensed with as desired.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The combination of the hinged back F, with the hinged and pivoted legs, operating as set forth for the purpose specified.

GEO. F. BUOKLEY.

Witnesses:

SAML. COOPER, P. E. TEscHEMAcHER. 

